1 November 2019
Purpose
This Industry Advice Notice (IAN) is to inform industry of the independent review of the costs of export certification activities and to notify industry of an extension to the independent review consultation period, now 15 November 2019.
Summary of changes and key points
In early October 2019, the Department of Agriculture commissioned Ernst & Young as an independent reviewer to undertake a review of the costs of our export certification activities. These costs are set out in the food and plant export Cost Recovery Implementation Statements (CRIS).
This review will both complement and inform the department’s CRIS review process.
Information on the independent review was published on the department’s website in early October. Stakeholder feedback originally closed 8 November.
- the reviewer will now accept stakeholder feedback up to 15 November 2019
- the reviewer is holding meetings with Industry Consultative Committee members
- interested parties can submit written feedback to the reviewer via email to stakeholderfeedback@au.ey.com
Background
This review will focus on food and plant export cost recovery arrangements.
The independent reviewer will:
- engage with industry representatives for their views on how efficiently and effectively we deliver food and plant export certification regulatory functions
- investigate key cost drivers and consider other ways we can deliver our key regulatory functions more cost effectively
- assess possible reported or discovered inefficiencies and recommend how we can improve our regulatory functions, including the use of technology solutions
- develop a benchmarking framework based on comparable public and private sector regulatory activities.
Contact information
If you have any questions regarding the review please email stakeholderfeedback@au.ey.com
David Ironside
Assistant Secretary
Plant Export Operations Branch